Project Implementation, Control, and Termination Paper and Presentation Project management is the “application of knowledge, skills and techniques to execute projects effectively and efficiently” (What is project management?). Using project management allows management to assign tasks to employees whereas they focus on the everyday operations. This paper will propose a parking garage by showing that there is a need for it, by identifying stakeholders, determining goals, creating a time line and budget, and developing a plan or a statement of work that will outline the steps of this project. Team B will also identify the performance criteria, listing the desired outputs from the project and show how good communication will help maintain effective teamwork during a project.. Background and Statement of Need

An outdoor shopping outlet has just opened in Atlantic City, one block away from the casino strip. It is central to the main highway and in the central part of the city. The casinos have parking garages but there is no available customer parking at the shopping outlet. Customers have to park in a casino garage and travel with their purchases back and forth. There is no place to park in between. The area also houses many restaurants that do not offer parking. It is a high traffic area but as the outlets expand, there is still no relief to the parking issue. Building a parking garage in the immediate area will increase the amount of shoppers because it will provide a place for shoppers store their vehicles. Also, as it is the only shopping outlet in the city, not including the high end stores in the casinos, building a parking garage would help increase revenue for the stores in the shopping outlet. More people will visit, especially during sale periods because they know that they will not have to carry endless shopping bags to the casino garage three blocks away. Customers are more likely to stow their bags in their vehicle and continue shopping. Opening a garage in that area will also provide outlet and restaurant employees a place to park their vehicles as well. Project Stakeholders

The main stakeholders are the city itself and the customers. The city owns the property that will support the garage and is basing the need for it on the customer. As the project gets underway, the city will keep the customers informed regarding the progress of the project. Additional stakeholders will be anyone who has provided funding for the garage project and any sponsors including some of the outlet store owners. The government will also be a stakeholder because it will be providing permits needed to break ground and install necessities like electricity and fire prevention methods. Careful research of the land will be done to ensure ownership and identify and boundary issues. Once the research has concluded, a professional architect will be on hand to create illustrations, which provide a visual of the garage, identifying the goal of the project phase by phase. As each phase the hiring of qualified staff is initiated. Another stakeholder will be the unions that protect the laborers, making sure that people are paid according to his or her skill. Those involved in the supply chain are also considered stakeholders. Last, inspectors of the project are also considered as stakeholders because it is their approval that will determine if the project can proceed. Project Goals in Terms of Triple Constraint

Triple constraint describes the interdependency between three cornerstones of a project: scope, schedule, and budget. The goal of this project is to complete the parking garage within the assigned time frame and within the project’s budget. If the scope of the project is extended because of increased material costs or more manpower, the budget and the timeline will increased as well. Limitations...

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Project Management Research Paper
BUS 611 Project Planning and Management
May 26, 2014
Project Management Research Paper
The common denominator of all successful projects is the capacity and quality of its project managing mechanism. Project management is the discipline that integrates various processes towards the achievement of specific objectives and deliverables. This discipline is founded under the premise that all projects are unique, and no two are ever the same. Managing the efforts of those individuals involved requires a great deal of coordination, organization, and a forward thinking focus on the project’s objective[s]. Facilitating a successful integration of people variables and project variables towards specific objectives is the condition that the project management function provides.
There is an enormous disparity between projects and operational processes. While each paradigms purpose is to yield a value and/or benefit to the organization the manner in which those values are created varies greatly. Operational processes involve the creation of organizational wealth through the manufacturing of a product or service. These processes are typically mechanistic and consuming specific resources while yielding linear and proportional revenues. In contrast,...

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...Implement and Control the Marketing Plan
1. Action plans (for all marketing mix elements)
a. How do we make our marketing plan happen?
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2. Creating new independent Business Unit for New products
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4. Depend on the outsiders of their board to get potential new investments in new businesses.
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...ProjectTermination
Just like every other phase, the projecttermination can also be summarized with the help of a few guidelines. The first one pertains to the ‘Project Audit’ which includes the status, forecasts, risk assessments and recommendations for the project. The next activity concerns the ‘Evaluation’ phase which deals with the scope accomplished, technical objectives met and projection of historical data. Other close-out items may consist of final measurements, final reports, client feedback and testimonials (McGary, 2003).
Termination Process
If however, the value of effective projecttermination activities is not banked then the opportunity to tie up the loose ends, do staff evaluations and document vital learning is lost. Thus it should be ensured that final reports are well written and an effective transfer of raw materials to other programs takes place on time. For this purpose, many projects may even require one to two months after work completion simply for administrative reporting and final cost summary.
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